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- the invention relates to a boring head for a ground-boring device.
- the boring head of the device fulfills two functions. Firstly, said boring head transmits the percussion energy of the percussion piston to the earth situated in front of it and loosens the latter. Furthermore, the loosened earth is to be laterally displaced, so that a borehole having the desired diameter is obtained. In addition, the boring head, due to special shaping, is to be provide for guidance and consequently for directional stability of the device.
- the prior art for example DE 21 57 259 C
- Said boring heads are distinguished by the fact that the conical lateral surface, which is as smooth as possible, has minimum resistance to the direction of movement.
- the conical boring heads partly have recesses in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the device.
- the loosened earth is transported outward through these recesses.
- boring heads have the disadvantage of low directional stability, so that the device is deflected from the desired path by lateral forces which are produced by striking an obstacle or by inhomogeneity within the earth.
- stepped heads are known (for example from DE 101 12 985 A1).
- the stepped heads also have a diameter which increases from the tip but in a stepped manner.
- a boring head of this type therefore has two steps which meet at the tip of the head.
- the lateral surface being divided into a multiplicity of sections, which run either (virtually) parallel to or perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the device, only small lateral forces occur at the boring head, so that stepped heads have good directional stability.
- a disadvantage is that high resistance to motion occurs in the advancing direction due to the stepped surfaces situated perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis. This results in a correspondingly reduced rate of advance.
- DE 29 17 292 A1 discloses a rock-fragmenting tool for percussion machines, the boring head of this tool, in the front region, consisting of a number of cutters arranged in a star shape.
- the intermediate spaces between the cutters serve as discharge passages for excavated rock.
- a conical section of the boring device Following behind the cutters of the boring head is a conical section of the boring device, this conical section deflecting the excavated rock in the direction of the borehole wall, where it is blown out through an annular gap between the borehole wall and the housing of the device.
- the object of the invention is to provide a boring head which is advantageous in particular for use in displaceable soils and which in particular combines advantages of the conical boring head—for example low resistance to motion—with advantages of the stepped head—for example high directional stability.
- the invention provides for the boring head to be formed from at least three boring head sections.
- the first boring head section which is situated nearest to the front end of the device, has discharge passages and can serve to loosen the earth or to shatter obstacles.
- the loosened or shattered earth can be directed through the discharge passages in the first boring head section toward the rear in the direction of second head section and also outward, depending on the design.
- boring head within the scope of the invention refers in particular to the tool at the head end of a ground-boring device, which tool can serve to produce and widen bores and lines already laid.
- discharge passages refers to recesses or recessed sections or holes which do not run transversely to the longitudinal direction of the ground-boring device.
- the expressions “recess” and “hole” are not restrictive from the production point of view, but rather are to be understood geometrically, so that recesses or holes according to the invention can also be produced by addition to the structure.
- discharge passages depending on the design of the ground-boring device, are arranged at an angle of between 0° and 45° to the longitudinal direction of the ground-boring device.
- the second boring head section having one or more largely conical sections on the lateral surface can provide for the radial compaction of the loosened earth.
- the effect according to the invention can also be achieved with any other desired geometries.
- largely conical form refers in particular to a lateral surface which—at least partly—rises from a small radial extent continuously up to a larger radial extent and therefore does not have any sections within the conical region in which the radius is reduced again.
- the third boring head section is designed for fastening the entire boring head to the housing of a ground-boring device. This fastening may be effected directly or indirectly, i.e. via intermediate elements.
- a special advantage of the boring head according to the invention lies in the fact that the loosening work or the shattering work is first of all performed by a leading boring head section whose shaping has been optimized for this task.
- the preferred combination of the chisel point with blades arranged in a star shape provides for a high shattering capacity of the first head section with at the same time low resistance to motion. Due to the absence of large surfaces lying obliquely (not perpendicularly) to the direction of movement, the reaction of the first boring head section to isolated lateral forces as a result of obstacles on one side turns out to be slight.
- the second boring head section compacts the loosened and shattered earth, which is directed through the recesses behind the first head section. Due to the largely conical shaping (of sections) of the second head section, this second head section is designed in an especially effective manner for the radial displacement of the earth with at the same time low resistance to motion.
- Such a boring head is used according to the invention for displacement bores in correspondingly displaceable soils.
- this may be effected advantageously when producing horizontal bores.
- the expression “displacement bore” refers to a bore which is essentially based on the production of a borehole by radial displacement of the surroundings, the correspondingly “displaceable soil” being essentially plastically deformed and the soil structure remaining essentially in the deformed state due to adhesion or other physical effects.
- An advantageous embodiment provides for the first and the second boring head section to be designed to be movable relative to one another.
- This enables the first head section to be advanced into the earth to begin with. In the process, the earth is loosened and shattered and directed toward the rear. The subsequently advanced second head section compacts the loosened earth and therefore produces the desired diameter of the borehole. Due to the fixed connection to the third boring section or to the housing of the ground-boring device, said housing is carried along at the same time.
- a special advantage of this embodiment is that, during the advance of the first boring head section, the housing and the second and the third head section are not accelerated to begin with, so that a large proportion of the kinetic energy of the percussion piston is transmitted into the earth in order to shatter and loosen the latter.
- An alternative embodiment may provide for the first and the second boring head section to be fixedly connected (at least axially in the longitudinal direction) and for this unit to be movable relative to the third boring head section.
- the functions of the first head section in particular the loosening, shattering and discharge of the earth—and those of the second head section—in particular the radial compaction of the loosened earth—are performed in a joint operation. All the energy transmitted by the percussion piston of the ground-boring device may be used for this purpose.
- the ground-boring device per se is not moved up until during a second step when the third boring head section connected to the housing is advanced.
- all three boring head sections may be axially movable relative to one another in the longitudinal direction. Owing to the fact that the three head sections are advanced one after the other, even more specific introduction of the percussion force of the ground-boring device into the earth can be achieved.
- the discharge passages of the first boring head section are dimensioned in such a way that a multiplicity of uniformly distributed blades having a small wall thickness are produced.
- the thin blades provide for a pronounced cutting action, whereas generous dimensioning of the discharge passages provide for removal of the earth with little resistance.
- the front edges (in the advancing direction) of the blades are preferably oriented essentially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the boring head.
- the discharge passages may run out inside the first boring head section, or the first boring head section may consist of two halves, which are both provided with discharge passages or blades, but are rotationally offset from one another.
- a blade of the rear half of the first boring head section can therefore be arranged behind each discharge passage of the first half.
- the diameter of the first boring head section essentially corresponds to the diameter of the following housing of the boring device. This enables the earth to be loosened by the blades of the first boring head section in a cross section which corresponds essentially to that of the housing of the boring device. As a rule, the housing diameter and therefore the loosened diameter corresponds to the nominal diameter of the bore to be produced.
- the boring head sections may be dimensioned in such a way that the largest diameter of the first boring head section is greater than the smallest diameter of the second boring head section. Due to this jump in diameter, as well as due to the optional movement of the two head sections relative to one another, a relaxation space in which the loosened earth can relax again within limits for the time being is produced between said head sections.
- the largest diameter of the first boring head section may be made larger than that of the housing. This ensures that a sufficient volume within the earth is loosened and consequently the resistance to motion which acts on the housing is reduced.
- the first head section may have a percussion bolt or be connected to one.
- the percussion bolt in turn may have a chisel point which projects into the earth and by means of which the percussion energy can be introduced in a specific manner into the earth located in front of the boring head.
- obstacles for example stones in the earth, can be shattered in a simple manner by the point-like introduction of force thus effected.
- the percussion bolt passes through the second and/or the third head section and can therefore serve as a guide for a relative movement of these head sections, provided the latter are designed to be axially movable relative to the first head section in the longitudinal direction.
- the percussion bolt can of course also be connected to the second head section.
- a percussion piston of the ground-boring device which percussion piston is driven in a reciprocating manner by a pressure fluid, first of all strikes a contact surface of the percussion bolt and therefore transmits the percussion energy to the chisel point and the first or the first and the second boring head section.
- the percussion energy is not transmitted to the third head section or to the housing, connected thereto, of the device until during a second step.
- the percussion piston after a further forward movement of the percussion bolt, can strike a contact surface of the housing or of the second head section.
- the percussion bolt may have a contact surface which strikes a corresponding contact surface of the housing/third head section after a certain forward movement.
- the three head sections are accordingly acted upon one after the other—indirectly or directly—by the percussion piston of the boring device.
- connection between the third head section and the housing is made in a positive-locking manner. This is advantageous in particular with regard to the ease of maintenance.
- the boring head can be exchanged quickly and simply. Threaded connections and/or bayonet fasteners are advantageously suitable for this purpose. Any other desired positive-locking or even frictional types of connection are possible.
- connection may also be produced by welding, for which the friction welding process in particular is suitable.
- the connection by welding is suitable in particular when a short overall length of the device is required.
- the loosened earth is mixed with oil, bentonite or another fluid behind the first boring head section.
- fluid may also be introduced in front of the first head section.
- bores may be provided in the housing or in one of the head sections, said bores introducing the fluid used preferably radially into the loosened earth.
- the mixing of the earth with fluid can serve to reduce the lateral surface friction of the pulled-up housing. In addition, it can increase the cohesion of the displaced earth, so that the stability of the borehole is improved and collapse of the borehole occurs to a reduced extent.
- FIG. 1 shows a detail of a ground-boring device with a boring head according to the invention in a first embodiment, in a sectional side view;
- FIG. 2 shows a component of the first boring head section of the embodiment from FIG. 1 in a front view
- FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of a boring head according to the invention in a perspective side view
- FIG. 4 shows the boring head according to FIG. 3 , the movable part of the boring head being shown in the leading position;
- FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of a boring head according to the invention in a perspective view
- FIG. 6 shows a fourth embodiment of a boring head according to the invention in a perspective view
- FIG. 7 shows a fifth embodiment of the boring head according to the invention in a perspective view.
- FIG. 1 shows the front part of a ram boring device, consisting of a housing 1 and a boring head according to the invention connected thereto, in a first embodiment.
- the boring head essentially comprises the following components: percussion bolt 2 , cutting ring 3 and displacer 4 .
- the percussion bolt 2 and cutting ring 3 together form a first boring head section which is axially movable relative to the second head section, here in the form of the displacer 4 , and the third head section 11 .
- the displacer 4 and the third head section 11 are guided on the percussion bolt 2 .
- the rear end of the percussion bolt 2 projects into a working space 5 of the housing 1 in which a percussion piston (not shown), driven by a pressure fluid, moves in a reciprocating manner.
- a percussion piston (not shown), driven by a pressure fluid, moves in a reciprocating manner.
- the percussion piston first of all strikes that end of the percussion bolt 2 which projects into the working space 5 and accelerates said percussion bolt 2 in the forward direction. Consequently, the percussion bolt 2 together with the chisel point 6 and the cutting ring 3 is driven into the earth in order to loosen the latter or in order to shatter obstacles that appear.
- the percussion piston after a certain movement of the percussion bolt 2 relative to the housing 1 or relative to the displacer 4 , strikes the contact surface 7 of the housing 1 , or the step 12 of the percussion bolt 2 strikes the contact surface 8 of the displacer component 4 .
- the housing 1 is accelerated together with the displacer 4 and follows the movement of the cutting ring 3 .
- the displacer 4 compacts the loosened earth and produces a borehole having the diameter of the housing 1 .
- FIG. 2 shows the radial arrangement of the blades 9 , which are produced by appropriate dimensioning of the discharge passages 10 .
- a spring 14 here in the form of a helical spring, assists the full retraction of the two parts of the boring head movable relative to one another into the initial position.
- the boring head according to the invention is designed in such a way that it can be inserted into the housing 1 as a unit from the front and can be fixed there. This is especially advantageous for maintenance activities that become necessary, since the boring head has the components subjected to the greatest stress and is consequently subjected to the highest wear during operation. Simple exchange of the boring head is therefore possible.
- boring heads having various forms can be connected to the housing quickly and simply.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 show an alternative embodiment of the boring head according to the invention.
- the first boring head section (cutting ring 3 ) and the second boring head section (displacer 4 ) are designed as a unit firmly connected together. Furthermore, this unit is connected to the percussion bolt 2 , which in turn serves as a guide for the third head section 11 movable axially relative to the other head sections.
- the third head section 11 is connected to the housing of a boring device via the thread 13 .
- the displacer 4 differs from that of the first embodiment in particular to the extent that it has only individual conical sections.
- the latter are interrupted by further blades, which are arranged in alignment with a respective discharge passage 10 of the cutting ring 3 .
- FIGS. 3 and 4 show the same embodiment in different positions.
- the movable part of the boring head is shown in its retracted position.
- the clearance provided between the step 12 of the percussion bolt 2 and the striking surface 8 of the third boring head section 11 can clearly be seen.
- the clearance between the second and the third boring head section is minimal.
- the movable part of the boring head is shown in the leading position. Accordingly, the clearance between step 12 and striking surface 8 is minimal and the clearance between the second and the third boring head section is at a maximum.
- FIGS. 5 to 7 show in particular different forms for the cutting ring 3 . These different forms are in principle equally suitable for all embodiments according to the invention and in particular for the two embodiments according to FIG. 1 and respectively FIGS. 3 and 4 .
- the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 differs from the first embodiment in particular in the form of the blades. Said blades' edges are in particular of essentially trapezoidal design. The recesses are therefore given a U shape in contrast to the V-shaped recesses in the first embodiment.
- the cutting ring consists of two halves, the blades of which are rotationally offset from one another. In this way, solid bodies that have not been shattered by the front cuffing ring half encounter the blades of the rear cutting ring half.
- the longitudinal edges of the blades run at an angle of about 45° to the longitudinal direction of the boring head or of the boring device.
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- The invention relates to a boring head for a ground-boring device.
- To produce boreholes in the field of horizontal boring, it is known to use “moles”, which have a reciprocating percussion piston controlled via a drive fluid. This piston transmits its kinetic energy when striking a contact surface of the housing or of the boring head and drives the ground-boring device step by step through the earth.
- In this case, the boring head of the device fulfills two functions. Firstly, said boring head transmits the percussion energy of the percussion piston to the earth situated in front of it and loosens the latter. Furthermore, the loosened earth is to be laterally displaced, so that a borehole having the desired diameter is obtained. In addition, the boring head, due to special shaping, is to be provide for guidance and consequently for directional stability of the device.
- To fulfill these tasks, various boring head forms have been developed.
- Firstly, the prior art (for example DE 21 57 259 C) has disclosed boring heads having a conical parent body. Said boring heads are distinguished by the fact that the conical lateral surface, which is as smooth as possible, has minimum resistance to the direction of movement.
- The conical boring heads partly have recesses in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the device. The loosened earth is transported outward through these recesses.
- These boring heads have the disadvantage of low directional stability, so that the device is deflected from the desired path by lateral forces which are produced by striking an obstacle or by inhomogeneity within the earth.
- In addition to the conical boring heads, “stepped heads” are known (for example from DE 101 12 985 A1). The stepped heads also have a diameter which increases from the tip but in a stepped manner. In longitudinal section, a boring head of this type therefore has two steps which meet at the tip of the head. By the lateral surface being divided into a multiplicity of sections, which run either (virtually) parallel to or perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the device, only small lateral forces occur at the boring head, so that stepped heads have good directional stability. A disadvantage is that high resistance to motion occurs in the advancing direction due to the stepped surfaces situated perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis. This results in a correspondingly reduced rate of advance. Furthermore, it is known from DE 101 12 985 A1 to design the boring head or a plurality of elements of the boring head so as to be movable relative to one another in order to achieve more specific introduction of the percussion energy available.
- Furthermore, DE 29 17 292 A1 discloses a rock-fragmenting tool for percussion machines, the boring head of this tool, in the front region, consisting of a number of cutters arranged in a star shape. The intermediate spaces between the cutters serve as discharge passages for excavated rock. Following behind the cutters of the boring head is a conical section of the boring device, this conical section deflecting the excavated rock in the direction of the borehole wall, where it is blown out through an annular gap between the borehole wall and the housing of the device.
- Based on this prior art, the object of the invention is to provide a boring head which is advantageous in particular for use in displaceable soils and which in particular combines advantages of the conical boring head—for example low resistance to motion—with advantages of the stepped head—for example high directional stability.
- This object is achieved by the subject matter of the independent claims. Advantageous configurations are claimed by the subclaims.
- The invention provides for the boring head to be formed from at least three boring head sections.
- The first boring head section, which is situated nearest to the front end of the device, has discharge passages and can serve to loosen the earth or to shatter obstacles. The loosened or shattered earth can be directed through the discharge passages in the first boring head section toward the rear in the direction of second head section and also outward, depending on the design.
- The expression “boring head” within the scope of the invention refers in particular to the tool at the head end of a ground-boring device, which tool can serve to produce and widen bores and lines already laid.
- The expression “discharge passages” refers to recesses or recessed sections or holes which do not run transversely to the longitudinal direction of the ground-boring device. In this case, the expressions “recess” and “hole” are not restrictive from the production point of view, but rather are to be understood geometrically, so that recesses or holes according to the invention can also be produced by addition to the structure.
- It is especially advantageous if the discharge passages, depending on the design of the ground-boring device, are arranged at an angle of between 0° and 45° to the longitudinal direction of the ground-boring device.
- The second boring head section having one or more largely conical sections on the lateral surface can provide for the radial compaction of the loosened earth. However, the effect according to the invention can also be achieved with any other desired geometries.
- The expression “largely conical form” refers in particular to a lateral surface which—at least partly—rises from a small radial extent continuously up to a larger radial extent and therefore does not have any sections within the conical region in which the radius is reduced again.
- The third boring head section is designed for fastening the entire boring head to the housing of a ground-boring device. This fastening may be effected directly or indirectly, i.e. via intermediate elements.
- The subdivision of the boring head into the various sections is to be seen in particular from the functional point of view, so that it is not necessary for there to be a structural separation of all the sections in each embodiment according to the invention.
- A special advantage of the boring head according to the invention lies in the fact that the loosening work or the shattering work is first of all performed by a leading boring head section whose shaping has been optimized for this task. The preferred combination of the chisel point with blades arranged in a star shape provides for a high shattering capacity of the first head section with at the same time low resistance to motion. Due to the absence of large surfaces lying obliquely (not perpendicularly) to the direction of movement, the reaction of the first boring head section to isolated lateral forces as a result of obstacles on one side turns out to be slight.
- The second boring head section compacts the loosened and shattered earth, which is directed through the recesses behind the first head section. Due to the largely conical shaping (of sections) of the second head section, this second head section is designed in an especially effective manner for the radial displacement of the earth with at the same time low resistance to motion.
- Such a boring head, then, is used according to the invention for displacement bores in correspondingly displaceable soils. In particular, this may be effected advantageously when producing horizontal bores.
- According to the invention, the expression “displacement bore” refers to a bore which is essentially based on the production of a borehole by radial displacement of the surroundings, the correspondingly “displaceable soil” being essentially plastically deformed and the soil structure remaining essentially in the deformed state due to adhesion or other physical effects.
- The inherent disadvantage of this head form—the high sensitivity to introduction of force on one side, which does not become noticeable during rock drilling—is largely compensated for by virtue of the fact that the first head section can already have destroyed obstacles that appear and furthermore by virtue of the fact that the second boring head section only follows the direction predetermined by the first section.
- In order to achieve specific transmission of the percussion energy of the ground-boring device to the earth, provision may be made according to the invention for at least two of the boring head sections to be axially movable relative to one another in the longitudinal direction (with respect to the longitudinal axis of the ground-boring device).
- An advantageous embodiment provides for the first and the second boring head section to be designed to be movable relative to one another. Here, provision is preferably made for the second boring head section to be designed to be fixed—at least axially in the longitudinal direction—relative to the third boring head section. This enables the first head section to be advanced into the earth to begin with. In the process, the earth is loosened and shattered and directed toward the rear. The subsequently advanced second head section compacts the loosened earth and therefore produces the desired diameter of the borehole. Due to the fixed connection to the third boring section or to the housing of the ground-boring device, said housing is carried along at the same time.
- A special advantage of this embodiment is that, during the advance of the first boring head section, the housing and the second and the third head section are not accelerated to begin with, so that a large proportion of the kinetic energy of the percussion piston is transmitted into the earth in order to shatter and loosen the latter.
- An alternative embodiment may provide for the first and the second boring head section to be fixedly connected (at least axially in the longitudinal direction) and for this unit to be movable relative to the third boring head section. In this case, the functions of the first head section—in particular the loosening, shattering and discharge of the earth—and those of the second head section—in particular the radial compaction of the loosened earth—are performed in a joint operation. All the energy transmitted by the percussion piston of the ground-boring device may be used for this purpose. The ground-boring device per se is not moved up until during a second step when the third boring head section connected to the housing is advanced.
- Furthermore, it may be advantageous to design all three boring head sections to be axially movable relative to one another in the longitudinal direction. Owing to the fact that the three head sections are advanced one after the other, even more specific introduction of the percussion force of the ground-boring device into the earth can be achieved.
- Due to the specific introduction of the drive energy into the earth in the case of boring heads according to invention having boring head sections movable relative to one another also suitable for use in any desired soils.
- It is advantageous if the discharge passages of the first boring head section are dimensioned in such a way that a multiplicity of uniformly distributed blades having a small wall thickness are produced. The thin blades provide for a pronounced cutting action, whereas generous dimensioning of the discharge passages provide for removal of the earth with little resistance.
- The front edges (in the advancing direction) of the blades are preferably oriented essentially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the boring head. As a result, lateral forces caused by striking an obstacle, which would cause the boring device to deviate from the desired direction, are avoided.
- Within the scope of the invention, it is not necessary for the discharge passages to run continuously from the front side of the first boring head section up to its rear side. On the contrary, the discharge passages may run out inside the first boring head section, or the first boring head section may consist of two halves, which are both provided with discharge passages or blades, but are rotationally offset from one another. A blade of the rear half of the first boring head section can therefore be arranged behind each discharge passage of the first half.
- In this way, solid bodies that have not been shattered by the front half encounter the blades of the rear half.
- Furthermore, it may be advantageous if the diameter of the first boring head section essentially corresponds to the diameter of the following housing of the boring device. This enables the earth to be loosened by the blades of the first boring head section in a cross section which corresponds essentially to that of the housing of the boring device. As a rule, the housing diameter and therefore the loosened diameter corresponds to the nominal diameter of the bore to be produced.
- In particular, the boring head sections may be dimensioned in such a way that the largest diameter of the first boring head section is greater than the smallest diameter of the second boring head section. Due to this jump in diameter, as well as due to the optional movement of the two head sections relative to one another, a relaxation space in which the loosened earth can relax again within limits for the time being is produced between said head sections.
- Furthermore, it may be advantageous to make the largest diameter of the first boring head section larger than that of the housing. This ensures that a sufficient volume within the earth is loosened and consequently the resistance to motion which acts on the housing is reduced.
- The first head section may have a percussion bolt or be connected to one. The percussion bolt in turn may have a chisel point which projects into the earth and by means of which the percussion energy can be introduced in a specific manner into the earth located in front of the boring head. In particular, obstacles, for example stones in the earth, can be shattered in a simple manner by the point-like introduction of force thus effected.
- In an advantageous embodiment, the percussion bolt passes through the second and/or the third head section and can therefore serve as a guide for a relative movement of these head sections, provided the latter are designed to be axially movable relative to the first head section in the longitudinal direction.
- If the first and the second head section form a fixed unit (axially in the longitudinal direction), the percussion bolt can of course also be connected to the second head section.
- It is especially advantageous in this case if a percussion piston of the ground-boring device, which percussion piston is driven in a reciprocating manner by a pressure fluid, first of all strikes a contact surface of the percussion bolt and therefore transmits the percussion energy to the chisel point and the first or the first and the second boring head section.
- The percussion energy is not transmitted to the third head section or to the housing, connected thereto, of the device until during a second step. To this end, the percussion piston, after a further forward movement of the percussion bolt, can strike a contact surface of the housing or of the second head section.
- Alternatively, the percussion bolt may have a contact surface which strikes a corresponding contact surface of the housing/third head section after a certain forward movement.
- During a three-stage advance of the boring device, the three head sections are accordingly acted upon one after the other—indirectly or directly—by the percussion piston of the boring device.
- In an advantageous embodiment, the connection between the third head section and the housing is made in a positive-locking manner. This is advantageous in particular with regard to the ease of maintenance. The boring head can be exchanged quickly and simply. Threaded connections and/or bayonet fasteners are advantageously suitable for this purpose. Any other desired positive-locking or even frictional types of connection are possible.
- Alternatively, the connection may also be produced by welding, for which the friction welding process in particular is suitable. The connection by welding is suitable in particular when a short overall length of the device is required.
- However, every type of component connection can be used in addition to types mentioned here, and the connection is also not restricted with regard to the welding process.
- In an especially advantageous configuration, the loosened earth is mixed with oil, bentonite or another fluid behind the first boring head section. However, fluid may also be introduced in front of the first head section.
- For this purpose, bores may be provided in the housing or in one of the head sections, said bores introducing the fluid used preferably radially into the loosened earth.
- The mixing of the earth with fluid can serve to reduce the lateral surface friction of the pulled-up housing. In addition, it can increase the cohesion of the displaced earth, so that the stability of the borehole is improved and collapse of the borehole occurs to a reduced extent.
- The present invention is explained in more detail below with reference to exemplary embodiments shown in the drawings, similar parts of the various embodiments being provided with identical reference numerals.
- In the drawings:
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FIG. 1 shows a detail of a ground-boring device with a boring head according to the invention in a first embodiment, in a sectional side view; -
FIG. 2 shows a component of the first boring head section of the embodiment fromFIG. 1 in a front view; -
FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of a boring head according to the invention in a perspective side view; -
FIG. 4 shows the boring head according toFIG. 3 , the movable part of the boring head being shown in the leading position; -
FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of a boring head according to the invention in a perspective view; -
FIG. 6 shows a fourth embodiment of a boring head according to the invention in a perspective view; -
FIG. 7 shows a fifth embodiment of the boring head according to the invention in a perspective view. -
FIG. 1 shows the front part of a ram boring device, consisting of a housing 1 and a boring head according to the invention connected thereto, in a first embodiment. - The boring head essentially comprises the following components:
percussion bolt 2, cutting ring 3 and displacer 4. In this embodiment, thepercussion bolt 2 and cutting ring 3 together form a first boring head section which is axially movable relative to the second head section, here in the form of the displacer 4, and thethird head section 11. To this end, the displacer 4 and thethird head section 11 are guided on thepercussion bolt 2. - The rear end of the
percussion bolt 2 projects into a working space 5 of the housing 1 in which a percussion piston (not shown), driven by a pressure fluid, moves in a reciprocating manner. For the forward movement of the ram boring device, the percussion piston first of all strikes that end of thepercussion bolt 2 which projects into the working space 5 and accelerates saidpercussion bolt 2 in the forward direction. Consequently, thepercussion bolt 2 together with the chisel point 6 and the cutting ring 3 is driven into the earth in order to loosen the latter or in order to shatter obstacles that appear. - Both the displacer 4 and the housing 1 are not moved along to begin with.
- Depending on the design of the device, the percussion piston, after a certain movement of the
percussion bolt 2 relative to the housing 1 or relative to the displacer 4, strikes the contact surface 7 of the housing 1, or thestep 12 of thepercussion bolt 2 strikes thecontact surface 8 of the displacer component 4. As a result, the housing 1 is accelerated together with the displacer 4 and follows the movement of the cutting ring 3. In the process, the displacer 4 compacts the loosened earth and produces a borehole having the diameter of the housing 1. -
FIG. 2 shows the radial arrangement of theblades 9, which are produced by appropriate dimensioning of thedischarge passages 10. - After completion of a motion stroke, a spring 14, here in the form of a helical spring, assists the full retraction of the two parts of the boring head movable relative to one another into the initial position.
- The boring head according to the invention is designed in such a way that it can be inserted into the housing 1 as a unit from the front and can be fixed there. This is especially advantageous for maintenance activities that become necessary, since the boring head has the components subjected to the greatest stress and is consequently subjected to the highest wear during operation. Simple exchange of the boring head is therefore possible.
- In addition, depending on the requirements, boring heads having various forms, as shown, for example, in
FIGS. 3 to 7 , can be connected to the housing quickly and simply. -
FIGS. 3 and 4 show an alternative embodiment of the boring head according to the invention. Here, the first boring head section (cutting ring 3) and the second boring head section (displacer 4) are designed as a unit firmly connected together. Furthermore, this unit is connected to thepercussion bolt 2, which in turn serves as a guide for thethird head section 11 movable axially relative to the other head sections. Thethird head section 11 is connected to the housing of a boring device via thethread 13. - The displacer 4 differs from that of the first embodiment in particular to the extent that it has only individual conical sections. The latter are interrupted by further blades, which are arranged in alignment with a
respective discharge passage 10 of the cutting ring 3. -
FIGS. 3 and 4 show the same embodiment in different positions. InFIG. 3 , the movable part of the boring head is shown in its retracted position. The clearance provided between thestep 12 of thepercussion bolt 2 and thestriking surface 8 of the thirdboring head section 11 can clearly be seen. At the same time, the clearance between the second and the third boring head section is minimal. InFIG. 4 , the movable part of the boring head is shown in the leading position. Accordingly, the clearance betweenstep 12 andstriking surface 8 is minimal and the clearance between the second and the third boring head section is at a maximum. - The further embodiments according to
FIGS. 5 to 7 show in particular different forms for the cutting ring 3. These different forms are in principle equally suitable for all embodiments according to the invention and in particular for the two embodiments according toFIG. 1 and respectivelyFIGS. 3 and 4 . - The embodiment shown in
FIG. 5 differs from the first embodiment in particular in the form of the blades. Said blades' edges are in particular of essentially trapezoidal design. The recesses are therefore given a U shape in contrast to the V-shaped recesses in the first embodiment. - In the embodiment shown in
FIG. 6 , the cutting ring consists of two halves, the blades of which are rotationally offset from one another. In this way, solid bodies that have not been shattered by the front cuffing ring half encounter the blades of the rear cutting ring half. - In the embodiment according to
FIG. 7 , the longitudinal edges of the blades run at an angle of about 45° to the longitudinal direction of the boring head or of the boring device.
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